Moving picture projector attachment



May 9, 1950 E. s. HORRES MOVING PICTURE PROJECTOR ATTACHMENT Filed Feb. 12, 1945 2 Sheets-Sheet 1 zlwvcn'io'c EUGENE S. -H ORRES Mama IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII III IIIIIIIII IIIIIIIII May 1950 EUGENE s. HORRES Patented May 9, 1950 Eugene Si Horns, United States-Navy? Application Februarrrlz; 1945.;vv menthol-577,391

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One of the objects of this invention is to proa vide' a-xreel assembly fo'r converting a continuous type-projector to a --noncontinuous type;= such assembly being extremely simple v and being of arch-anature-that'itmay be "quickly and easily mounted on or -removedthe projector.- Anothei object: of this inventibnds to" provid'e a reel assembly of the type *indicated which-"- is 0f suelr'a'nature thatconversion of the continuous projector intorone, of la nonrcontinuous type is accomplished in sucI'ra" manner that recon- -versiom'camibe-raccomplisheiicreadilyai The preferred embodimentofw'this inventiorris. illustrated-& in; the; accompanying, drawings wherein similar characters of reference designatc; corresponding parts and wherein:

4 Hg; 1'? is a" side elevation;- of? the "film" reel mechanismmf-a projectorembodying theinventitinn Rig; is rafront" elevation: of;- the structure showninrFi' r he view bems'iirom 715116; right thereonand" I'ig.: ;.3-'is;::a detailed-"cross-sectional :elevatirm, taken; on: 'litie- '33 "of Fig-91;.

Thespresent invention provides means, to. raccomplish the conversiorr'ofa continuou-s'ty'pe projector into a projector adapted to use any standard non-continuous film by the use of an extremely simple mechanism including a reel mount unit I, a friction brake unit 2, and a rider or idling pulley unit 3, illustrated in the drawings. These units are adapted to be mounted on a continuous type projector which is illustrated diagrammatically in the drawings.-

1 The reel mount unit I, as illustrated in Fig. 3, comprises a body member 4 in the form of a sleeve, the diameter of which is reduced at one endand threaded at 5, and which embodies a flange 8 at its opposite end When installed on the continuous type projector, the sleeve 4 is rigidly mounted on a bracket I carried 2:; by= the projector at the forward and upper: tion'th'ereoi The bracket. I normallycazries the continuous film. magazine of the projector:

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It is provided with: a sleeve-like housing" sleeve 4 fits in the bore of the housing-.l,- anfl zr?ts prevented from rotating therein by the set 'screw it: Am1t 9 is threaded on the extensiom-imnd is'adapted to be tightened up 'againstz the'housing 8; so that the housing-will be gripped bet-wcemthe nut and the-flangeii; This gripping' actioncan be -made effective in spite "oi-' 'variationssimwthe length of the housing 8;

The -sl'eeve 4 is provided with 1 a hore l t en tending therethrough, in which the shatt I 2 rotatablymounted. Shaft l'2= hasa'shouider I -2a formed thereon; against which the shouide'nE-Fo! sleeve4 abutsyand which limits movement of shaft l-Ziyibore ii of sleeve 4. Att its' endat th'e right in-Fig.-'3, the shaft l2 has a pulley li keyed thereto-by means of a set screw l4; The -pulleyl-3 'lies closely adjacent i the end ofthe sle'eve :4

that is threaded at 55 At its other end-the-shait P2 is: drilled and tapped at It to receive the screwthreaded end of areel-supporting stub "shaft?" which is squared as shown to fit the iniiemal.

square opening inthe-"hub of a standard red- 22; The reel 22' is thereby keyed to" the stub=shatt' ifi which rotates with the shaft 1-2-5 Apivoted latch lffl is carried" on the extreme' endW'f-ot shiti't "I 8.

When the -deviceofthe-present "invention isfin use; the film-carryingfeed orr let-off" r l mounted-to. rotate on=the bearingportiorr izli of shaft'l-'2;-'reel' 20=being i'n thrust-bearing contact withflange- 6E The reel 22- is positionederr-"the stub=shaft 18;;a; spacer member er -collar 2F being-*mounted-on the shaft '18 to space act-e1! reel- ZIrfrom take-unites]; 2-2:.

The friction brake "assembly-'2 is illustfated iri Fig'srl and-2. It includes-a-"fittingorbi'acketfl which maybe seuuredto the inside ofthe cabinetof'the projector ata point above anchclosery'unijacent the unit I. The arm 24 is mounted to pivot at 25 on the bracket 23 for vertical swinging movement. The arm 24 is tubular and the cylindrical rod 26 is mounted slidable in the tube of rod 24 to adjust its length, the set screw 2! being operable to hold the arm 24 to its desired length Of adjustment. At its end of rod 28 is flattened and the end of a leaf spring 28 is riveted or otherwise secured thereto, as at 29. The outer end of spring 28 carries a friction shoe ll which engages the periphery of the let-oil reel 2|.

A tension spring 26a is provided for pulling the which is driven'by pulley l3. driven by means of a coil spring type belt 35 which is driven by the usual driving mechanism The rider or idling pulley unit 3 is illustrated in Figs. 1 and 2. It is disposed below and in substantially the same vertical plane as the take-up reel 22. It comprises a fitting or bracket 3| secured to the cabinet of the projector. An arm 32 has its inner end pivoted thereto, as at 33, for vertical swinging movement. The outer end of this arm 32- carries a rotatable idler wheel 34. A spacer 34a, Fig. 2, spaces the wheel from the arm 32. The wheel 34 operates to guide the film in its passage in the vertical plane of the letfofi reel 20 to the vertical plane of the take-up reel 22, the idler wheel 34 accordingly being. inthe plane of the take-up reel 22 as illustrated in Fig. 2 adapted to receive the film and guide it into take-up.

To convert the continuous projector, so it is adaptable for use with any standard film, the continuous film magazine is removed from the projector. This magazine is ordinarily carried by the bracket 1. The film is removed also from all of the guide wheels illustrated in Fig. 1. .These various guide wheels, with the exception of wheel 34 are the usual Ones, and are not part of this invention.

The sleeve 4 is positioned in the bor of the bracket 1, with the shoulder 6 in abutting engagement therewith. The nut 9 is then applied ;to the threaded portion of the sleeve 4 and tightened, the set'screw H] being also tightened. The shaft I2 is then projected through the bore ll of sleeve 4 with the shoulder 12a in engagementwith the shoulder 6, and the pulley l3 is keyed to the shaft 12, by means of the set screw ;l 4. The let-off reel 20 is then positioned on bearing portion l2b of the shaft l2 and the stub- }shaft [8- is threaded into the opening It, the spacer member 2| having first been applied thereto. An empty take-up reel 22 is then mounted on the stub-shaft l8, and is locked thereto by means of the pivoted latch l9. Since the take-up .reel 22 is keyed to the stub-shaft l8 that is squared, it may be operated as a wrench to tighten the shaft l8 into the threaded opening N5 of shaft 12.

" The units 2 and 3 are then secured in position by attaching them to the cabinet of the projector in thepositions indicated in Figs. 1 and 2.

The film from the feed reel 20 is then threaded 22 is positively driven by means of th shaft l2 Pulley 13 may be of the projector. The feed reel 20 isfreely rotatable on the shaft l2 but is preventedfrom feeding too fast by friction exerted in its periphery by drag-brake shoe 30. The wheel 34 will guide the film to take-up reel 22. It will be apthat 5 Number Name 681,932 Skirrow Sept. 3, 1901 1,303,542 De Vry 1 May 13, 1919 1,340,710 Graham May 18, 1920 1,525,990 Howell Feb. 10,1925 1,548,960 Stuber et a1. 1 Aug. 11, 1925 1,713,277 Goldberg et a1. May 14,. 1929 2,153,666 Hill et al. Apr.'11,-1939 2,194,879 Von Mihaly et a1. Mar. 26, 1940 2,241,232 Wittel May 6, 1941 parent that a certain amount of frictional con-- 7 tact is also exerted by the spacer 2| the amount depending upon the degree of its compression.

The present invention provides a simple assembly for easily converting a continuous-film projector to one which can show standard films. This conversion is made inisuch a manner that reconversion to the continuous type may be accomplished with ease.

While I have shown a particular embodiment of my invention, it will be understood, of course, that I do not wish to be limited thereto since many modifications may be made, and I, therefore, contemplate by the appended claims to cover any such modifications as fall Within the true spirit and scope of my invention.

. 'The invention described herein may be manufactured and used by or for the Government of the United States of America for governmental purposes without the payment of any royalties thereon or therefor. Y

- Having thus. describedmy invention, what I claimand desire to secure by Letters Patent is:

1. In apparatus of the type described, a sleeve, a shaft mounted to rotate in the sleeve and extending beyond the opposite ends thereof, a letoff reel mounted at one end of the sleeve to rotate on the shaft, a drive pulley attached to the shaft at the other end of the sleeve, a stub shaft attached to rotate with the shaft of the let-01f reel and extending from the end thereof adjacent to the let-off reel, a take-up reel mounted on the stub shaft and keyed thereto to rotate therewith, a spacer collar between the let-off and take-up reels. I

2. In apparatus as definedin claim 1, the sleeve comprising a flange at one end thereof and exterior screw-threading at theother, a, bracket mounted on the sleeve exterior'thereof and disposed in abutting engagement with the flange, a nut threaded to the-sleeveand positioned to hold the bracket against the flange. 3

EUGENE S. HORRES.

REFERENCES CITED UNITED STATES PATENTS v Date 2,256,899 3 Greenwood Sept. 23, 1941 

